A54.5 Gonococcal pharyngitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 098.6 Gonococcal infection of pharynx

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.5

Back-references to A54.5

• Type 1 Excludes: J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms ("acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)")

Back-references to A54

• Type 2 Excludes: N34 Urethritis and urethral syndrome ("urethritis in diseases with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A54.5

• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › pharynx
• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › throat
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › gonococcal

Nearby codes

• A54.40 Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system, unspecified
• A54.41 Gonococcal spondylopathy
• A54.42 Gonococcal arthritis
• A54.43 Gonococcal osteomyelitis
• A54.49 Gonococcal infection of other musculoskeletal tissue
• A54.5 Gonococcal pharyngitis (this code)
• A54.6 Gonococcal infection of anus and rectum
• A54.8 Other gonococcal infections
• A54.81 Gonococcal meningitis
• A54.82 Gonococcal brain abscess
• A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection